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Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom
yeah, i struggle with that, i think up my grocery list while i'm on the treadmill or walking, and two days later i finally remember what i needed after i'm finished with my shopping and bought absolutely nothing useful. shit, i just went to make a midnight snack and literally have nothing but condiments now till i can hit the store tomorrow night.
ah timers i should probably start on. i'm still looking into medication, honestly, too.
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you might indeed need meds but i'd suggest to try GTD first. the book is probably in every ilbrary in the country. my local system had a bunch of copies.
here are the details on only part of the system (plan/organize) courtesy of wikipedia
looks like gibberish but it makes so much sense once you get it.
for your fast-paced restaurant work you could just have a simple notepad where you write next actions and cross them out as you complete them-- typing crap into a phone and retrieving them is probably too slow. but that's one context. you may have other contexts like @errands or @home or @library or @writing for example-- context are individual things that depend on your particular life.
for example i used to have @internet (ha ha) when my connection was so crummy i had to go to a nearby town to update things. my connection is still shit by modern standards, but it's now decent enough that updating my phone apps no longer has to be put into a special list.
my most useful context is probably @errands - not only do i remember what i need to do/get when i'm out but it also lets me plan my shopping and thus control my expenses (if it's not in the list i don't buy it). additionally it lets me plan my trips-- since i live far from town, i plan my errand loops. shit, even the supermarket list follows the store map. so i can do all very efficiently and with no "oops".
anyway check it out-- it's superuseful and liberating and all kinds of good.
start with the basic overview in the obvious place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done